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^  ^  Tntroduction  ^  ^ 

I  T  is  with  lieurt-fclt  gratitude  to  the  Great  Head  of  tlie 
^  Church  that  we  undertake  the  pleasant  task  l)efore 
us.  The  existence  of  a  church,  a  living  church,  for  the 
period  of  one  hundred  years  in  one  spot  is  reason  for  sin- 
cere thanksgiving  unto  the  Most  High. 

The  celebration  held  July  ^Sth,  1896,  is  the  centennial 
celebration  of  the  organization  of  the  Scotchtown  Presby- 
terian Church. 

We  are  deeply  indebted  to  the  Rev.  S.  W.  Mills,  D.  ])., 
of  Port  Jervis,  for  the  historical  matter  contained  in  this 
little  book.  A  ditficulty  has  been  greatly  felt  in  the  pre- 
paration of  the  historical  address,  from  the  fact  that  the 
early  church  records  were  burned  when  the  home  of  the 
first  pastor  was  destroyed  by  tire. 

We,  therefore,  desire  to  tender  our  sincere  thaidvs  to 
all  persons  who  have  contributed  items  of  any  historical 
interest. 

We  send  out  this  booklet  with  tlie  hope  that  it  will 
meet  a  desire  whicli  is  prevalent  and  a  want  which  is 
dee})ly  felt. 

The  Committee. 

Jas.  R.  Mann, 

Chairman. 


l)i$torical  Sketch. 


IN"  the  history  of  the  churches  of  the  Presl^ytery  of  Hud- 
son, prepared  l)y  the  Rev.  Henry  A.  Harlow,  hy  the 
appointment  of  Preshytery  in  1887,  and  receiving-  their 
a})[)robation  when  completed,  there  is  this  statement  re- 
garding the  church,  whose  centennial  we  are  now  cele- 
brating. "  The  Church  of  Scok-htown  is  one  of  those 
which  do  not  make  history  fast."  The  correctness  of  this 
statement  will  ap[)ear  when  we  consider  that  during  the 
one  hundred  years  of  its  existence  it  has  had  but  four  pas- 
tors, the  last  of  whom,  the  i)resent  })ast()r,  is  only  upon 
the  second  year  of  his  pastorate;  tliat  during  this  long 
period  it  has  dissmissed  1)ut  one  of  its  ministers,  and  this 
after  thirteen  years  of  faithful  and  acceptalde  service; 
that  their  tirst  [lastor  died  among  them  after  an  uid»roken 
service  of  forty-three  years,  followed  by  hvc  years  of  great 
bodily  infirmity,  during  whicli,  though  inca[)acitated  for 
labor,  his  pastoral  connection  remained  uid)r(d<:en  until 
severed  by  death;  and  that  their  third  })astor  began  and 
ended  his  entire  ministry  of  forty-two  years  with  them. 
All  this  is  creditable  alike  to  minister  and  people.  To 
the  minister,  indicating  on  the  part  of  those  filling  this 
sacred  office,  a  consciousness  of  the  fact  that ''  The  lines  had 
fallen  to  them  in  pleasant  places  "  and  that  they  have  l)een 
contented  with  their  lot  doing  their  Master's  service  in 
the  ]»lace  assigned  to  them.  Creditable  to  the  ])eople  also 
as  furnishiuij:  e\'idence  that  thev  have  not  had  itchiuii'  ears 


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or  been  captivated  with  novelties,  anxious  to  hear  some 
new  and  strange  voice,  but  preferring  the  familiar  tones 
of  their  own  loved  shepherd  in  wlioni  they  have  learned 
to  confide. 

The  Church  at  Scotclitown  it  would  seem  was  organ- 
ized, so  far  as  its  civil  or  secular  organization  is  concerned 
by  the  choice  of  Trustees,  in  January  1796.  Its  ecclesi- 
astical organization  l)y  the  election  of  elders  was  not  ef- 
fected until  six  3'ears  later,  in  June,  1803.  The  first  move- 
ment looking  toward  the  estaljlishment  of  a  church,  of 
which  we  have  been  able  to  find  an  account,  was  made 
December  24th,  1795,  when  in  res[)onse  to  a  public  call 
the  inhabitants  of  the  neighborhood  met  at  the  house  of 
George  Houston  to  consider  the  })ropriety  of  organizing 
a  church.  Previous  to  this  all  who  desired  to  avail  them- 
selves of  religious  privileges  were  accustomed  to  go  to 
Goshen  or  to  Montgomery.  By  reason  of  the  distance 
this  was  found  to  be  very  inconvenient  and  attended  with 
many  difficulties. 

Hence  the  desire  and  effort  to  have  religious  services  in 
their  own  community.  Mr.  Houston,  at  whose  house  the 
meeting  was  held,  was  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church  of  Goodwill,  near  Montgomery,  then  called  the 
Wallkill  Church.  Col.  William  Faulkner  was  chairman 
of  the  meeting.  It  was  resolved  "  To  open  a  subscri[)tion 
for  the  puri)Ose  of  erecting  a  meeting  house  at  the  corner 
ot  the  roads  above  the  house  of  George  Houston."  There 
being  a  division  of  sentiment  among  those  present  respect- 
ing the  denomination  with  which  the  proposed  organiza- 
tion should  be  connected,  a  resolution  was  offered  by  Jacob 
Mills  and  adopted  by  the  meeting  that  it  should  be  under 
the  care  of  the  Presbytery  of  Hudson    (which    had  just 


been  constituted),  connected  with  the  General  Asseml)!}- 
of  the  Presbyterian  Church.  Those  who  favored  another 
connection  thereu[)on  withch-ew  from  the  meeting  and  sub- 
sequently assisted  in  organizing  the  Associate  Reformed 
Church  at  Bloomingburgh.  A  few  weeks  later  (January, 
1796),  Jacob  Mills,  Patice  Bodle,  Samuel  Dunning,  Ed- 
ward McNeil,  John  McCarter,  Peter  McLaughlin  and 
George  Houston  were  chosen  Trustees.  George  Houston 
gave  nearly  three  acres  of  land  for  a  church  lot  and  bury, 
ing  yard,  and  steps  were  taken  as  early  as  [»racticabU!  to 
erect  a  house  of  worship,  Daniel  Denton  l)eing  engaged 
■to  enclose  and  paint  the  building.  He  began  work  June 
1st,  1797,  and  the  frame  was  raised  July  1st,  following, 
and  was  enclosed  and  painted  l)y  September  12th,  1797. 
The  building  remained  in  this  condition,  without  plaster- 
ing, without  pews,  without  pulpit  and  without  stoves  for 
nine  years,  although  occupied  regularly  f)r  worship. 
Temporary  seats  made  of  rough  boards  were  used  by  the 
hearers,  and  a  rude  [tlatform  and  desk  l)y  the  preacher. 
The  Ijuilding  in  this  condition  })resented  a  striking  con- 
trast to  our  sanctuaries  of  the  present  dny,  with  their  well 
cushioned  seats,  attractive  }iul[)its  furnished  with  sofa  or 
easy  chair,  carpeted  aisles,  stained-glass  windows,  melodi- 
ous organ  and  the  entire  building  furnace  or  steam  heated. 
And  yet  it  can  not  be  doubted  that  as  true,  sincere  worship 
and  acceptable  to  tlie  Most  High,  was  there  offered  as  now 
ascends  to  Ilim. 

In  Se[)tendjer,  1806,  the  Trustees  engaged  Daniel  Den- 
ton to  linish  the  inside  of  the  building  for  $515.00.  The 
edifice  would  hardly  be  regarded  as  a  model  of  artistic 
taste  and  beauty,  either  extei'iudly  or  internally.  Extern- 
ally destitute  of  all  adornment,  without   blinds,  cu}»ola  or 


spire,  there  was  nothing  to  indicate  tlie  purpose  for  which 
it  was  erected  and  to  which  it  was  devoted.  Without 
porch,  vestihule  or  lialhvav,  the  entire  interior  of  the  buikl- 
ing  was  occu[)ied  by  the  auditorium,  across  which  tliree 
aisles  ran,  one  leading  from  each  front  door.  Wlien  first 
built  there  were  square  box  pews  running  around  against 
the  wall,  both  on  the  lirst  floor  and  in  the  gallery,  and  in 
the  re-modelling  of  the  church  in  1832,  the  square  pews  on 
the  first  floor  were  removed  and  seats,  as  at  present,  sub- 
stituted in  their  place.  The  puljdt  was  placed  upon  tlie 
broad  side  of  the  building  opposite  the  doors,  high  up  from 
the  floor  and  reached  b}'  a  winding  flight  of  steps  eight  or 
ten  in  number  with  doors  at  the  top  enclosing  the  minister 
securely  when  once  within.  A  gallery  ran  around  three 
sides  of  the  room  and  in  either  corner  of  it  opposite  the 
pulpit  and  most  remote  from  it  a  portion  was  partitioned 
oft'and  furnished  with  elevated  seats  for  the  colored  people, 
who  thus  occupied  the  highest  seats  in  the  synagogue. 
These  portions  of  the  edifice  were  for  many  long  years 
well  filled  by  colored  people  who  came  in  large  numbers 
regularly  to  the  sanctuary.  Here  in  tbis  })lain  and  unim- 
posing  structure  the  peo[)le  of  God  worshipped  for  two 
generations.  Here  the  Gospel  Avas  proclaimed  in  its  purity 
and  simplicity  to  the  awakening  and  conversion  of  multi- 
tudes. Here  the  Holy  Ghost  descended  repeatedly  in 
mighty  power  and  "  Times  of  refreshing  from  the  presence 
of  the  Lord  "  and  from  the  glory  of  His  power  were  en- 
joyed, so  that  on  one  occasion  96  persons  stood  up  and 
confessed  Christ  as  their  Savior  and  entered  into  cove- 
nant with  him.  "  The  Lord  will  count  when  He  writeth 
up  the  people  that  tliis  and  that  one  were  l)orn  liere." 
After  standing  for  fifty-seven  years,  tliis  building  Avas 


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torn  down  and  the  present  ediiice  was  erected  in  1854  by 
Zacliariah  11.  Luckey,  of  Bloomingburgh,  at  a  contract 
price  of|4,366.00.  The  Building  Committee  consisted 
of  Mr.  Archibald  Slaughter  and  Mr.  W.  D.  Hurtin.  It 
was  publicly  dedicated  on  February  6th,  1855,  the  dedica- 
tion sermon  being  preached  by  the  Eev.  J.  M.  Krebs,  D. 
D.,  of  New  York  City,  from  Luke  7:5.  "  For  he  loveth 
our  nation  and  he  hath  built  us  a  synagogue." 

A  few  months  after  the  first  building  had  been  raised 
and  enclosed,  Jacob  Mills  and  George  Houston  appeared 
before  the  Presbytery  of  Hudson  at  a  meeting  held  in 
Goshen,  April  19th,  1798,  as  commissioners  from  a 
Presbyterian  Church  in  the  Town  of  Wallkill,  and  re- 
quested that  said  church  be  taken  under  the  care  of 
Presbytery  and  that  supplies  might  be  appointed  them. 
Their  request  was  granted  and  the  Rev.  jSTathan  Kerr  of 
Goshen,  the  Rev.  John  Joline  of  Florida,  and  the  Rev. 
Mr.  King  of  Goodwill,  were  appointed  to  supply  the  pul- 
pit one  Sab])ath  each. 

The  Rev.  Mr.  Kerr  preached  the  first  sermon  in  the 
church.  The  following  year  on  April  17th,  1799,  John 
White  and  Patrick  Bodle  appeared  before  the  Presbytery 
at  Newburgh,  as  commissioners  from  the  church  and  re- 
quested that  the  Rev.  Methuselah  Baldwin,  should  be  ap- 
pointed to  preach  in  the  church  one-third  of  the  time  un- 
til the  next  stated  meeting  of  Presbyterj'.  Mr.  Baldwir, 
consenting  to  do  so,  their  request  was  granted  and  he  con- 
tinued to  supply  the  church  regularly  a  part  of  the  time 
until  January,  1803.  On  April  4th,  1803,  a  call  u^-on  Mr. 
Baldwin  was  made  and  signed  by  the  Trustees  and  at- 
tested liy  the  Rev.  Andrew  King,  Moderator  of  the  meet- 
ing.    This  call  was  presented  to  the  Presbytery  by  Geo. 


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Houston,  commissioner,  on  April  20th,  1808,  and  on 
the  following  day  Mr.  Baldwin  signified  his  acceptance  of 
the  same.  On  June  30th,  1803,  the  I*re"sl)ytery  met  for 
his  installation.  The  installation  sermon  was  preached 
by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Freeman  of  I^ewburgh,  who  also  gave 
the  charge  to  the  people,  the  charge  to  the  pastor  being 
given  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Kerr. 

METHUSELAH   BALDWIN. 

The  first  pastor  of  the  Church,  was  l)uni  in  Xewark, 
N.  J.,  December  15th,  1763.  He  was  the  second  son  of 
Jeremiah  and  Meheta])el  Baldwin  by  the  second  marriage 
of  his  father.  Jeremiah  had  several  children  by  his  first 
marriage,  and  three  sons  and  a  daughter  by  the  last.  Me- 
thuselah survived  all  the  other  members  of  the  family  of 
both  branches.  His  father  died  when  he  was  but  twelve 
years  old.  His  mother  was  a  most  godly  and  judicious 
woman,  whose  instructions  had  great  infiuence  in  forming 
the  character  of  her  son.  About  the  age  of  sixteen  his 
religious  character  became  decided  and  bethought  he  had 
experienced  a  change  of  heart.  He  was  then  attending 
upon  the  ministry  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Chapman,  of  Orange, 
I^.  J.,  living  about  seven  miles  from  church,  which  dis- 
tance he  walked  regularly  every  Sal)bath.  Neither  dis- 
tance nor  any  other  ol>stacle  [)revented  liis  attendance. 
Soon  after  his  conversion  he  felt  called  to  enter  the  minis- 
try, and  although  man}'  obstacles  seemed  to  be  in  the  way 
the  desire  was  not  quenched.  With  no  father  to  direct 
him,  and  no  means  to  prosecute  a  course  of  study,  he  cast 
himself  upon  the  promises  of  God.  He  entered  the  Acad- 
emy at  Orange,  after   engaging  for  the  payment   of  his 


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board  on  condition  of  payment  when  he  should  become 
able.  He  also  obtained  a  loan  of  some  money  which  was 
expended  before  completing  his  college  course.  There 
were  then  no  societies  or  organizations  in  the  Church  to 
assist  needy  young  men  desiring  to  enter  the  ministry  and 
they  were  thrown  upon  their  own  resources  unless  aided 
by  private  hands. 

He  pressed  on  in  his  course  amidst  obstacles  and  dis- 
couragements until  he  finished  his  college  course,  gradu- 
ating from  Queen's  College,  at  New  Brunswick,  now 
Rutgers,  in  1789.  After  graduating  he  spent  some  time 
in  teaching  at  Elizabeth-Town,  N.  J.,  to  enable  him  to  dis- 
charge his  pecuniary  obligations  incurred  in  prosecuting 
his  studies,  wdiich  he  fully  accomplished,  at  the  same  time 
prosecuting  his  theological  studies  under  the  direction  of 
the  Rev.  Dr.  McWhorter,  of  Newark.  He  was  licensed 
to  preach  hj  the  Presljytery  of  New  York,  in  October, 
1791,  and  soon  after  was  appointed  to  spend  a  year  in 
missionary  labor  in  Northern  and  Western  New  York,  at 
that  time  both  a  natural  and  moral  wilderness.  At  the 
close  of  this  term  he  received  a  call  from  the  Presbyterian 
Church  of  Pleasant  Valley,  Dutchess  County,  N.  Y., 
which  he  accepted  and  where  he  was  ordained  and  in- 
stalled pastor  November  6th,  1792.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Kerr 
presided  over  the  meeting  at  the  time  of  his  ordination 
and  installation,  the  Rev.  Mr.  King  preached  the  sermon 
from  Dan.  2  :  44,  the  Rev.  Mr.  Minor  gave  the  charge  to 
the  pastor  and  the  Rev.  Mr.  Close  to  the  people.  While 
here  Mr.  Baldwin  was  married  on  May  4th,  1792,  to  Jane 
Higgins,  of  Newark,  N.  J.,  who  died  soon  after,  leaving 
two  infant  children.  After  four  years  at  Pleasant  Valley, 
he  removed  to  Matherstield,  in  the  Town  of  New  Wind" 


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sor.  While  here  he  was  married  to  Julianna  Evertson. 
He  assisted  while  here  in  forming  the  Preshytery  of  Hud- 
son, upon  the  dissolution  of  the  Presbytery  of  Dutchess 
County.  He  was  the  last  survivor  of  the  original  mem- 
bers of  this  Presbytery  (Hudson).  He  supplied  various 
vacant  churches  within  the  bounds  of  the  newly  organized 
Presbytery.  While  at  ^lathersiield,  in  New  Windsor,  he 
was  invited  to  supply  the  Church  of  Scotchtown,  which, 
after  three  years,  resulted  in  his  permanent  settlement  as 
pastor,  as  already  stated.  The  congregation  at  that  time 
was  small  and  fee])le,  unable  to  support  a  minister  properly 
and  hence  he  purchased  a  farm,  on  which  he  lived  until 
his  death,  the  same  having  been  occupied  for  many  years 
by  the  late  George  Wallace,  and  where  his  family  still  re- 
side. While  living  here  the  dwelling  house  of  Mr.  Bald- 
win was  twice  consumed  by  fire,  in  one  of  which  the  rec- 
ords of  the  Church,  prior  to  1825,  were  destroyed,  the  loss 
of  which  has  been  felt  in  the  preparation  of  this  historical 
sketch. 

On  the  day  of  Mr.  Baldwin's  installation  the  following 
persons  were  chosen  elders  in  the  church,  thus  complet- 
ing its  ecclesiastical  organization:  John  White,  Peter  Mc- 
Laughlin, David  P.  Arnell  and  George  Houston.  Before 
the  time  for  ordination  Peter  McLaughlin  died,  when 
Ephraim  Everett,  Adam  Alillspaugh  and  Enos  Ayres  were 
chosen,  and  all  six  were  ordained  on  June  16th,  1804.  The 
first  report  to  Presb3'tery,  in  1805,  gave  the  numbers  as 
forty-four.  Mr.  Baldwin's  labors  were  greatly  blessed  and 
under  his  ministry  the  membership  of  the  Church  increased 
largely.  Several  extensive  revivals  were  experienced  dur- 
ing his  pastorate.  The  first  marked  season  of  religious 
interest  was  in  1815,  and  which  extended  to  other  churches 


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in  the  vicinity.  It  commenced  in  the  summer  season  in 
wliat  was  called  the  upper  neighborhood  and  contiinied 
tlirongh  the  harvest  until  fall.  It  has  been  estinuited  that 
more  than  one  thousand  persons  were  added  to  the  vari- 
ous churches  in  the  county  that  summer.  Again  in  1819 
or  1820,  in  1830  and  in  1836.  In  1830  ninety-six  persons 
were  received   at  one  time  upon  profession  of  their  faith. 

Mr.  Baldwin  was  a  man  of  great  kindness  and  l)enevo- 
lence  of  heart,  greatly  ])eloved  by  his  people  for  his  many 
excellent  qualities,  as  well  as  for  his  lal)ors  in  seeking  to 
promote  their  spiritual  welfare.  While  receiving  a  meagre 
remuneration  for  his  services,  he  seems  to  have  been  con- 
tented with  it,  making  it  evident  to  his  people  that  he 
sought  not  theirs  but  themselves. 

He  was  a  man  of  great  prudence  and  discretion  as  ap- 
pears in  the  judicious  treatment  of  many  perplexing  diffi- 
culties that  came  up  during  his  ministry  for  adjudication. 
lie  was  faitliful  and  zealous  in  the  discharge  of  his  duties 
as  pastor,  watching  (n^er  the  liock  committed  to  his  care 
with  great  tenderness  and  tidelity,  and  his  labors  were 
greatly  blessed  in  its  enlargement  and  increase,  and  in 
the  ingathering  of  large  uund)ers  into  the  church,  (irold- 
smith's  description  of  the  village  pastor  in  his  "  Deserted 
Village,"  portrays  most  admiringly  the  chaiactcr  of  tlie 
first  pastor  of  this  Church,  so  far  as  we  understand  it. 

"A  man  he  was  to  all  the  country  dear, 
And  passing  rich  with  forty  pounds  a  year. 
Remote  from  towns  he  ran  a  goodly  race 
Nor  e'er  had  changed  nor  wished  to  change  liis  place. 
To  relieve  the  wretched  was  his  pride, 
And  e'en  his  feelings  leaned  to  virtue's  side. 
But  in  his  duty  prompt  at  every  call 
He  watched  and  wept,  he  prayed  and  felt  for  all. 
At  church  with  meek  and  unaffected  grace, 
His  looks  adorned  the  venerahle  place; 
Truth  from  his  lips  prevailed  witli  double  sway 
And  fools  who  came  to  scoff  remained  to  pray." 


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His  multiplied  and  ardious  labors  during  an  extensiv^e 
revival  in  1836,  with  all  the  anxiety  and  sense  of  respon- 
sibility attending  such  a  state  of  things  proved  too  great  a 
tax  upon  his  strength,  wliich  together  with  his  advanced 
years  disqualitied  him  for  prosecuting  his  work  and  led  to 
securing  a  colleague.  In  the  fall  of  1838,  he  was  laid 
aside  from  his  labors  and  onl}-  preached  two  or  three  times 
afterwards.  His  last  sermon  was  preached  from  II  Tim. 
4  :  6-8,  "  For  I  am  now  ready  to  be  offered  and  the  time 
of  my  departure  is  at  hand.  I  have  fought  a  good  fight. 
I  have  finished  my  course,  I  have  kept  the  faith  ;  hence- 
forth there  is  laid  up  for  me  a  crown  of  righteousness 
which  the  Lord  the  righteous  judge  shall  give  me  at  that 
day," 

"  His  last  years  Avere  those  of  great  bodily  weakness  and 
infirmity,  of  humble  submission  and  confiding  trust  and 
of  patient  waiting  for  the  glory  to  l)e  revealed.  His  con- 
fidence and  trust  in  the  blood  of  atonement  as  the  only 
ground  of  acceptance  with  God,  M'ere  firm  and  unwaver- 
ing, accompanied  with  a  sense  of  personal  unworthiness 
and  of  the  utter  worthlessness  of  all  his  own  doings,  every 
act  of  his  life  being,  as  he  said,  tainted  with  sin,  and  no 
one  to  be  regarded  with  complacency.  He  had  long  ceased 
to  take  a  lively  interest  in  the  world  and  his  spirit  was 
ri|)ening  day  by  day  fi)r  the  heavenly  world."  * 

The  state  of  his  mind  in  view  of  his  dei»arture  was  well 
indicated  in  the  passage  chosen  by  him  for  his  funeral 
sermon.  "  I  have  waited  for  thy  Salvation  O  Lord."  His 
death  occurred  February  27th,  1847,  in  his  eighty-fourth 
year. 


*  Funeral  Sermon  by  Rev.  E.  D.  G.  Prime. 


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REV.  EDWARD  DORR  GRIFFIN  PRIME 

The  socoiid  pastor  received  a  call  tVoni  the  church  Mar. 
21st  1839,  at  lirst  as  co-pastor,  with  the  Eev.  Mr.  Bald- 
win, and  after  his  death  he  was  the  sole  pastor.  He  was 
born  at  Caml)ridge,  Washington  Co.,  iST.  Y.,  jSTovember 
2d,  1814,  and  was  the  son  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Nathaniel  S. 
Prime.  He  was  gi-aduated  from  Union  College  in  1832, 
taking  the  Latin  oration,  one  of  the  honors  of  tlie  institu- 
tion. After  teaching  three  years  he  entered  the  Theo- 
logical Seminary  at  Princeton  in  1835,  and  was  gradu- 
ated from  it  in  1838.  He  was  licensed  to  preach  by  the 
Presbytery  of  North  River,  aud  a  few  months  after  began 
his  labors  here.  His  ordination  as  collegiate  pastor  took 
place  July  12th,  1839,  the  sermon  being  preached  by  his 
father.  Rev.  Dr.  N.  S.  Prime,  from  II  Coi-.  6  :  10.  "  As 
poor,  j'et  making  man}'  rich." 

He  married  tirst  Maria  D.  Wilson  of  Princeton,  N.  J. 
Some  years  after  her  death,  and  after  leaving  Seotchtown, 
he  married  Eliza  Groodell,  daughter  of  Rev.  Dr.  William 
Goodell,  missionary  in  Turkey.  In  the  fall  of  1850  he 
went  to  JSTew  Orleans  on  account  of  the  health  of  his  wife, 
where  he  supplied  one  of  the  Presbyterian  Churches  of 
that  city  during  the  winter,  and  on  his  return  in  May, 
Mrs.  Prime  died  while  on  the  journey  home. 

In  December  24th,  1851,  he  resigned  his  charge  here 
on  account  of  lung  trouble  and  went  to  Augusta,  Georga. 
He  then  took  charge  of  the  Presbyterian  Cliurch  in  East 
86th  Street,  New  York  City,  for  a  year.  After  that  he 
spent  the  year  1854-'55  in  Rome,  as  Chai)lain  of  the  Em- 
bassy, under  the  ap})ointment  of  the  American  and  Eoreign 
Christian  Union.     In  October,  1855,  he  returned  to  New 


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York  and  l:)ecame  a  regular  editor  of  the  New  York  Ob- 
server, which  he  had  served  for  some  moiitlis  in  1853 
while  his  brother,  Samuel  Ireiiaeus  Prime,  the  regular  edi- 
tor, was  in  Europe.  His  death  occurred  the  seventh  of 
April,  1891. 

The  church  was  favored  in  procuring  the  services  of 
Mr.  Prime,  afterwards  known  as  Dr.  Prime,  as  colleague 
for  Mr.  Baldwin,  and  subsequently  their  pastor  for  liiany 
years.     His   mild   and  amiable  disposition,  his  uniform 
courtesy  and  agreeable  manners,  the  attention  shown  by 
him  to  all  classes  alike  and  his  faithfulness  in  the  discharge 
of  pastoral   duty  greatly  endeared   him   to  the    people. 
Modest  and  unobtrusive  he  was  yet  firm  and  decided  in 
his  convictions  and  when  the  occasion  called  for  it  did  not 
hesitate  to  express  them.     Possessing  good  natural  abili- 
ties and  his  mind  thoroughly  trained,  his  sermons  were 
prepared  with  care  and  were  full  of  instruction  and  very 
profitable  to  his  hearers.     His  ministry  was  full  of  bles- 
sing to  the  church  and  his  departure  matter  of  general  re- 
gret among  the  people.     In  the  Summer  of  1S50  a  large 
number  (48)  professed  conversion  and  united  with  the 
church  upon  profession  of  their  faith  in  Christ.     During 
his  pastorate  here  he  wrote,  at  the  suggestion  of  his  broth- 
er Irenaeus,  a  series  of  letters  for  the  New  York  Observer 
entitled  "  Letters  from  the  Countrj',  "  signed  Eusebius, 
describing  some  scenes  in  his  pastoral  experience.     One 
or  two  of  these  we  recall.     One  was,  as  we  recal  the  cap- 
ti(jn  "  The  triumphs  of  grace  or  the  two  sisters,  "  showing 
how  differently  the  spirit  of  God  operated  in  the  conver- 
sion of  two  sisters.     The  other  was  an  account  of  a  funer- 
al u[)on  the  outskirts  of  his  congregation  to  which  the 
writer  (^f  this  sketch  acx'ompanied  him.      The  deceased 


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was  u  p()(ir  man  liviiio;  remote  from  the  highway  and  ac- 
cess to  whose  cabin  was  only  reached  by  a  narrow  path 
over  whicli  no  wagon  conld  jiass.  After  the  services  the 
cotHn  was  suspended  from  a  pole  borne  upon  the  should- 
ers of  two  men  and  thus  carried  to  the  highway  and  placed 
in  a  wagon  to  be  taken  to  the  place  of  interment.  The 
preparation  of  this  series  of  letters  showed  him  to  hold 
the  hand  of  a  ready  writer  and  we  have  long  suspected 
had  something  to  do  witli  his  at  length  occupying  the  edi- 
torial chair.  After  the  departure  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Prime 
the  cliurch  was  vacant  for  about  ten  months  when  a  call 
was  made  upon  the 

REV.    DAVID    BEATTIE 

who  became  its  third  pastor.  He  was  the  son  of  William 
Beattie  and  Sarah  Belknap  and  was  liorn  at  St.  Andrews, 
Orange  County,  K  Y.,  Dec.  27th,  1828.  His  college 
course  was  passed  at  Union  College  and  his  theological 
course  at  Princeton  Seminary.  He  was  licensed  to  preach 
by  the  Presbytery  of  N'ew  York  and  was  ordained  to  the 
ministry  and  installed  pastor  of  this  church  Nov.  4th,  1852. 
The  opening  prayer  was  otfei'ed  by  the  Rev.  John  John- 
ston, of  iS'ewburgh,  and  the  prayer  of  ordination  by  tlie 
Rev.  John  H.  Leggett.  The  sermon  was  preached  by 
the  Rev.  Dr.  W.  D.  Snodgrass  from  John  18:  34.  The 
constitutional  questions  were  proposed  by  the  Rev.  D.  N. 
Freeland,  the  charge  to  the  pastor  was  delivered  by  liis 
brother,  the  Rev.  Dr.  R.  11.  Beattie,  and  that  to  the  people 
by  their  former  pastor,  the  Rev.  Dr.  E.  D.  G.  Prime.  His 
death  occurred  June  10th,  1804,  in  the  sixty-sixth  year  of 
his   age   and    the  forty-second   of  his   pastorate  over  the 


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church,  his  pastorate  extending  over  about  the  same  length 
of  time  with  the  active  ministry  in  the  church  of  the  Rev. 
Mr.  Baldwin.  In  1853  he  married  Isabella  Cummiiig. 
After  her  death  he  married  N.  Jennie  Comfort.  The 
greatest  revival  during  his  pastorate  occurred  in  1869, 
when  over  one  hundred  professed  their  faith  in  Christ  as 
their  Saviour. 

Mr.  Beattie's  departure  has  been  so  recent,  comparative- 
ly, he  was  so  well  known  to  all  here  present  and  so  high- 
ly esteemed  that  but  little  need  here  be  said  concerning 
him.  As  in  the  case  of  his  predecessor  we  can  say  that 
th(!  church  was  favored  in  secmring  so  faithful  and  de- 
voted a  pastor,  one  so  well  qualified  in  every  wa}'  to  take 
the  siiii'itnal  ovei'sight  of  the  tiock.  Having  a  well  bal- 
anced mind,  well  trained  by  education,  and  stored  with 
information  ;  a  most  acceptal)le  preacher;  of  sound  judg- 
ment; frank,  o}ien  and  undisguised  in  manner,  as  indi- 
cated l)y  his  tVaidv  and  open  countenance ;  familiar  and 
free  in  his  intercoui'se  with  his  peo[»le  ;  often  found  at  their 
homes  and  especially  in  seasons  of  trial  and  affliction,  sym- 
pathizing with  them  in  their  every  trouble  ami  imparting 
advice  and  counsel  as  needed;  giving  his  ministrations  to 
all  classes  alike,  rich  and  poor,  liigh  and  low,  he  w^on  his 
way  to  the  hearts  of  all  and  gained  a  hold  upon  them  which 
could  never  l)e  broken.  Ilis  labors  were  abundant  and 
unremitting  in  season  and  out  of  season  for  forty-two 
years,  until  his  work  was  finished  and  the  summons  came 
from  the  Master  to  "  Come  up  higher." 

The  foui'th  and  pi'esent  pastor,  the 

REV.  JAMES   R.   MANN 

was  born  in  Northumberland  County,  in  the  Province  of 
Ontario,  Canada,  on  Septeml)er  27th,  1861,  i)eing  the  son 
of  Alexander  Mann    and  Elizabeth  Tliompson.     His  col- 


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legiate  studies  wore  pursued  at  Uuivcrsity  College,  Tor- 
onto, Cauada,  A\'liere  he  obtained  honors  throughout  his 
entire  college  course  in  the  de[)artment  of  mental  and 
moral  philosophy.  His  lirst  year  in  theology  was  pursued 
in  Knox  Seminary,  Toronto,  and  his  second  and  third 
year's  theology  in  Princeton  Seminary,  JS".  J.,  graduating 
at  Princeton  in  the  class  of  91.  He  was  licensed  to  preach 
the  Gospel  l\y  the  Presb3'tery  of  New  Brunswick,  N.  J., 
and  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  by  tlie  Presbytery  of 
Lehigh,  October  7th,  1891.  On  the  same  date  he  was  in- 
stalled us  pastor  of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  Ashland,  Pa., 
having  supplied  said  church  since  June  of  the  same  j'ear. 
Those  taking  part  in  the  ordination  and  installation  exer- 
cises, were  the  Rev.  Jacob  Belville,  D.  D.,  Rev.  A.  M. 
Woods,  Rev.  J.  N.  Elliott  and  Rev.  H.  W.  Tolson.  He 
was  married  on  Deceiid)er  29th,  1892,  to  Jessie  E.  Haig, 
daughter  of  David  Haig  and  Margaret  McDonald.  His 
call  to  become  pastor  of  this  church  was  made  December 
26th,  1894,  and  his  installation  took  place  May  7th,  1895, 
at  which  time  the  sermon  was  preached  by  the  Rev.  R.  H. 
McCready,  Ph.  D.,  the  pastor  was  charged  by  the  Rev. 
Chas.  Beattie,  D.  D.,  and  the  people  by  the  Rev.  J.  C.  For- 
sythe.  The  Rev.  Dr.  Freeman,  offered  prayer  and  the 
Rev.  Jas.  A.  McGowan,  presided. 

The  imperfect  sketch  of  the  history  of  the  church  thus 
[)resented,  suggests  a  few  reflections. 

1.  We  should  hold  in  gratefid  reriiemhrance  its  first  foun- 
ders. Those  who  i»lant  the  institutions  of  religion  in  a 
iiew  community  are  deserving  of  all  honor  and  praise.  It 
is  like  opening  fountains  in  a  desert  where  refreshing 
streams  shall    ii'ladden   and    revivifv    comiu"'  o-enerations. 


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The  first  settlers  here  were,  to  a  considerable  extent,  of 
Scotch  extraction  and  hence  the  name  given  to  the  place. 
These  and  otliers  of  ditterent  nationalities  were  God  fear- 
ing men  wlio  prized  religious  privileges  and  end)raced  an 
early  opportunity  to  secure  them.  To  this  end  they  gave 
of  their  scanty  means,  made  sacrifices  and  self-denials,  en- 
dured discomfort,  sitting  upon  bare,  hard  board  benches 
in  a  cold,  unwarmed  building  in  mid-winter,  that  they 
might  worshi[»  God  and  bring  up  their  f;imilies  under 
religious  influences.  We  have  reaped  the  fruit  of  their 
toil  and  sacrifice.  They  labored  in  their  day  and  gener- 
ation anrl  we  have  entered  into  their  labors. 

2.  T]h]  prescrf((tioii  of  the  <-hiirch  in  ils  iinintcrrdpfeil  en- 
joyificnt  of  relifiious  pririle(je.s  through  all  these  years  calls  for 
decoKt  fhan/fahiess.  The  continued  existence  of  a  church 
in  the  world,  composed  of  imperfectly  sanctified  human 
beings  often  differing  from  one  another  in  matters  of 
church  policy  and  doctrine  and  often  holding  their  differ- 
ences with  great  tenacity,  coming  in  collisiou  too  as  it 
must  from  the  vcr)'  object  of  its  organization  with  the 
corrupt  passions  and  prejudices  of  sinful  men,  is  indeed  a 
wonder  of  wonders.  Such  an  organization  having,  as  in 
the  present  instance,  an  unbroken  existence  for  one  liuu- 
dred  years,  kept  alive  not  by  state  aid  or  vested  funds  l)ut 
by  the  voluntary  c(nitributions  of  the  peo[)le  ;  which  has 
been  the  rallying  }>lace  for  the  people  of  the  surrounding 
country  regularly  once  a  week  ;  where  religious  services 
have  been  held  without  interruption  generation  after  gen- 
eration except  now  and  then  a  Sabbath  at  rare  intervals, 
such  an  organization  is  an  object  of  profound  interest  and 
regard.      A  light  that  has  shone  for  a  century  in  the  same 


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place  witlicMit  having  been  once  extingnished  and  that 
still  sends  ont  its  ilhuninating  hcanis:  a  tonntain  from 
which  during  this  period  have  issued  refreshing  streams 
and  whose  waters  still  ii(nv  in  crystal  [>urity;  a  tree  that 
has  borne  fruit  for  successive  genei'ations  and  tliat  still 
fails  not,  all  these  ai'c  regarded  with  deepest  interest. 
And  so  we  hwk  upon  a  church  whose  long  existence  in  a 
community  has  l)cen  a  fountain  of  perennial  l)lessiug  i-e- 
freshing  thirsty  souls,  a  light  guiding  wandering  ones 
and  [)ointing  them  heavenward,  a  tree  whose  truit  is  as 
manna  from  heaven  nourishing  to  immortal  life. 

The  preservation  of  this  church  in  its  unln'oken  exis- 
tence during  an  entire  century,  calls  for  devout  thankful- 
ness to  the  Great  Head  of  the  church.  As  the  fathers  have 
passed  away,  the  (diildren  have  risen  u[)  to  take  their 
places,  so  that  We  see  Uin\  in  the  session  a  lineal  descend- 
ant in  the  third  generation  of  one  of  its  earliest  elders. 

3.  There  is  cause  lor  gratitude  in  the  sp/j-/t  of  hdrnionij 
l/iot  Ji(/s  pvrntilcil  ill  flic  church  In  all  its  loyuj  lu'stoi-i/.  It  has 
never  l)een  rent  by  factions,  ror  agitated  with  strife  and 
contention,  but  has  been  the  abc dc  of  peace.  Of  the  peo- 
ple who  have  worshiited  here,  it  can  be  said,  "  Behold, 
how  good  and  Low  pleasant  a  thing  it  is  Ibr  brethren  to 
dwell  together  in  unity.''  I'liere  have  been  matters  at 
times  pertaining  to  the  interests  .if  the  chui'ch,  concern- 
ing which  honest  ditterences  of  opinion  lia\'e  been  held, 
but  its  |^)eace  and  [)rosperity  ha\-e  lutt  been  disturbed  there- 
by. In  evei'ything  atlecting  its  weUare,  there  has  been 
through  its  entire  histoi'V  unusual  agreement,  a  disposition 
to  yield  iiHli\idual  opinion  to  the  common  good  of  the 
whole  congregation.      In  the  great  disruption  of  the  ]*res- 


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byterian  Church  in  1837,  with  all  the  exciting;  scenes  con- 
nected therewith,  even  rendering  in  many  instances  indi- 
vidual churches  asunder,  tliis  church  remained  united  and 
undisturbed  l)y  the  strife.  The  must  serious  disturbance 
or  disagreement  in  its  whole  history  i)r(jbably  was  in  the 
ettbrt  to  secure  a  successor  to  the  Rev.  Mr.  Prime.  At 
one  time  it  assumed  a  threatening  asjiect,  alienating  tem- 
porarily kindred  and  near  friends,  tlioiigb  liapi»ily  not  to 
a  very  great  extent.  All  this  soon  disa})peared  upon  the 
settlement  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Beattie,  to  wliich  his  })rudent 
and  judicious  course  as  pastor  greatly  tended. 

4.  An(^ther  nuitter  calling  for  thankfulness  is  found  in 
fhrfre'/iiciif  seasons  of  spiritual  refreshing  enjoyed  hy  the  chio-ch. 
It  has  had  many  extensive  and  powerful  revivals  during 
its  existence.  These  are  the  glory  of  the  church  and  in- 
timately connected  with  its  jirosperity  and  increase.  Tliere 
were  several  of  these  of  great  pt)wer  and  extent  during 
the  ministry  of  the  first  pastor.  In  some  instances  the 
whole  surrounding  country  was  moved  thereby  as  the  trees 
of  the  wood  are  moved  by  the  wind,  and  this  too  at  a  time 
when  Evangelists  and  Revivalists  were  scarcely  known 
and  when  the  chief  instruments  were  the  pastors  them- 
selves, assisted,  as  occasion  called  for  it,  by  neighboi'ing 
ministers.  Other  seasons  of  religi<nis  interest  have  l)een 
enjoyed  since  under  the  succeeding  ministers. 

5.  As  a  last  item  we  mention  those  loho  from  this  church 
hare  entered  the  ministri/.  The  number  of  those  either 
reared  in  tlie  Ijosom  of  the  church  or  whose  names  have 
been  on  its  roll  of  mend)ers  who  have  given  tliemselves 
to  the  work  of  preaching  the    Gospel    either  at  home  or 


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jibroad  is  sei^ou.  We  give  their  names  in  tlie  (n'der  of 
their  entering  tlje  niinistrv  and  their  places  of  lal)or  as 
tar  as  ascertained. 

1.  John  H.  Morrison  went  as  a  missionary  to  India  in  ' 
1838  and  was  connected  with  the  station  at  Alhdiahad  ' 
and  was  among  the  earliest  missionaries  of  the  Presbyter- 
ian Boanh  His  wife  died  of  cholera  at  Calcutta,  April, 
1888,  on  Ills  way  to  his  field  of  labor.  On  account  of  his 
fearlessness  he  was  known  as  the  "  Lion  of  the  Punjaub,  " 
and  yet  in  personal  intercourse  he  was  affable  and  genial 
and  thoroughly  devoted  to  his  work.  The  "  Week  of 
Prayer"  now  so  universally  observed  I)y  Cliristians  of 
ever}'  name  the  world  over  is  said  to  have  originated  with 
him.  After  the  great  Sepoy  rel)ellion  in  1857  he  moved 
the  Lodiana  Mission  to  call  u}>ou  all  Christendom  to  ob- 
serve an  annual  week  of[)rayer  for  the  conversioii  of  the 
world.  In  1863,  whde  on  a  visit  to  this  country,  he  was 
chosen  Moderator  of  the  General  Assend:)ly  at  its  annual 
meeting  at  Peoria,  Illinois.  His  death  occurred  at  Dehra, 
India,  September  16th,  1881.  He  has  two  sons  and  a 
daughter  (Mrs.  Dr.  Thackwell)  in  the  mission  work  in 
India, 

2.  Samuel  G.  Weeks,  while  teaching  here  united  with 
the  church  and  entered  on  a  coui'se  of  study  pre[)aratory 
to  the  ministry,  graduating  from  Princeron  College  in 
1838,  and  from  the  Seminary  there  in  1842,  He  was 
stated  sup}>ly  of  the  Presbyterian  Churdi  at  Leonidas, 
Michigan,  in  1842-'43  ;  of  the  church  at  Haw  Patch,  Ind., 
in  1848-44;  and  of  the  churches  of  AYolf  Lake,  Haw 
Patch,  and  Warsaw,  1844-'46.  He  died  at  Wolf  Lake, 
Ind.,  May  21st,  1846. 


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3.  Samuel  W.  Mills  graduated  from  Rutgers  College  in 
1838,  and  from  the  Theological  Seminary  at  IS'ew  Bruns- 
wick in  1842.  Was  pastor  of  the  Reformed  Church  in 
Bloominglnirgh  from  1842  to  1858,  and  of  the  Reformed 
Church  in  Port  Jervis  from  1858  to  1872. 

4.  Arthur  Harlow  graduated  at  Union  College  in  1858. 
Entering  Princeton  Seminary  in  1860,  and  graduating  in 
1863.  He  Avas  pastor  of  the  2d  Presbyterian  Church  at 
Washingtonville  from  1863  to  1871.  Died  near  Goshen, 
June  l<)th,  1873. 

5.  Patrick  L.  Cardon,  after  completing  his  College  and 
Seminary  studies,  went  to  Siam  as  a  missionary,  after 
lahoi'ing  there  tor  some  time  he  returned  to  America  and 
was  pastor  of  the  Presl)yterian  Church  in  Manteno,  111.,  in 
1871,  and  for  a  few  years  subse(|uently.  After  that  he 
served  as  stated  su}»ply  for  several  years  at  Marysville, 
Cal.,  and  from  1887  until  his  death,  in  1890,  he  served 
the  church  at  Red  Blutf,  Cal. 

6.  T.  Cumming  Beattie,  son  of  Rev.  David  Beattie,  was 
a  graduate  of  Princeton  Seminary,  and  was  ordained  and 
installed  pastor  ot  the  l*resl)yterian  Church  at  Chester,  b}' 
the  Presbytery  of  Hudson,  on  June  27th,  1882.  At  the 
present  time  and  since  1890,  he  has  been  pastor  of  the 
Presbyterian  Church,  Albuquerque,  New  Mexico.  He 
also  served  the  church  at  Las  Animas,  Col.,  as  stated  sup- 
ply fron)  1888  to  1890. 

7.  James  A.  McWilliams  graduated  from  Union  Theo- 
logical Seminary,  N.  Y.,  Ma}-,  1885,  and  was  ordained  by 


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the  Presbytery  of  Hudson  and  installed  pastor  ofthe  Pres- 
byterian Church  in  l^ort  Jervis  in  1885,  and  is  at  the 
present  time  jjastor  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  Sin^ 
Sing.  Four  of  the  above  have  ceased  from  their  labors 
while  the  remaining  three  are  present  to-day  and  partici- 
pating in  these  interesting  exercises. 

In  addition  to  the  foregoing,  there  was  a  Mr.  Calderack, 
a  laboring  man,  an  enthusiastic  member  of  the  Christian 
Endeavor  Society  of  this  church,  who  attended  Mr.  Simp- 
son's Missionary  school  in  New  York  City,  and  was  sent 
out  to  Africa  under  the  care  of  his  school  as  a  Missionary, 
although  not  ordained,  llis  death  occurred  a  year  or  two 
since. 


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Cist  of  trustees  of  Scotcbtown  Cburcb. 


Jacob  Mills,  1796, 
Snmiiel  Dunning-.  179(), 
Edward  McNeal,  1796. 
John  McCai-ter,  1796. 
George  Houston.  1796. 
Gilbert  Roberts,  1801. 
John  Tears,  1S03. 
Luther  Smith,  1811, 
Moses  Bull,  Jr..  1817, 
Jason  Corwin.  1S33, 
John  McWilliams,  1S28, 
Samuel  Roe,  1S.'!3, 
James  McWilliams,  1834. 
John  White,  Jr.,  18.35, 
Geo.  S.  McWilliams.  18.38. 
Selah  R.  Mapes,  1840, 
Abner  Bull,  1844, 
George  Goldsmith,  1845, 
Charles  B.  Connor,  1849. 
James  H.  Harlow,  1851, 
William  D.  Hurtin,  1852, 
Edmund  S.  Mills,  1854, 
Harvey  McMonagle,  1856, 
George  Wallace,  1857, 
Henry  PufF.  1859, 
William  N.  Coleman,  Isiil. 
David  E.  Houstin,  1863, 
Harvey  Roe.  1865. 
Charles  McWilliams,  1868, 
Alfred  Mills,  1870, 
Joel  Brown,  1872, 
J.  F.  Myers,  1873, 
Moses  B.  Miller,  1874, 
Thomas  A.  Mills.  1880. 


Patrick  Bodle.  1796, 
Moses  Phillips,  1796, 
Samuel  Brunson,  1796, 
Peter  McLaughlin,  1796, 
Jolm  White,  1798. 
Jas.  S.  Miller,  1802, 
Geo.  W.  Vail,  1808, 
Seth  Williamson,  1813, 
Stephen  Harlow,  1820. 
Jacob  Mills,  Jr.,  1825. 
Ferdinand  Bailey,  1833, 
Samuel  Bull,  Jr.,  1834. 
Oliver  Bailey.  1834, 
Moses  Goldsmith,  1836, 
William  Wallace,  1840, 
Charles  Mills,  1843, 
Archibald  Slaughter,  1844, 
Stephen  Harlow,  Jr.,  1848, 
Alanson  Slaughter.  1851, 
James  F.  Boak,  1851, 
Gabriel  Myers,  1853, 
Braddock  Decker,  1855, 
Thomas  Youngs,  1856, 
Asher  Beattie,  1858, 
John  H.  McWilliams.  1861, 
John  E.  Brewster,  1862, 
Lewis  Brewster,  1865, 
AVilliam  N.  Clark,  1868, 
Alexander  Sloat.  18()9, 
Edwin  Mills,  1871, 
Daniel  R.  Clark,  1872, 
Wm.  Augustus  Robbins,  1873, 
David  B.  Myers,  1878. 
David  Redfield.  1882. 


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Samuel  M.  Slaughter,  1883,  Harvey  McWilliams,   1885, 

J.  Mouroe  Brown,  1885,  Wellington  Harlow,  1886, 

Abner  Mills,  1886,  William  H.  Puff,  1887, 

James  Houstin,  1889,  J.  E.  Boak,  1889, 

J,  D.  Mills,  1891,  Jesse  Bull,  1891, 

Dr.  A.'C.  Santee,  1892,  J.  Ed.  Miller,  1893, 
Herbert  Mills,  1895. 


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Cbe  first  Pew  fioiaers  in  m  first  Cburcb. 


George  Houston, 

Daniel  Com  fort, 

John  "White. 

David  R.  Arnell. 

Gabriel  N.  Philips, 

Jas.  S.  Miller, 

Daniel  Bailey, 

William  Philips, 

Mrs.  Wm.  Brown, 

Enos  Smitli, 

Jacob  Mills, 

Adam  Millspaugh, 

Samuel  Brunson, 

Heirs  of  Thomas  VVutkins, 

Isaac  Witter, 

Peter  Puti".  Jr., 

Ezekiel  Roe, 

Moses  Bull,  Jr., 

Archibald  Strean, 

Ephraim  Everett, 

Johannis  Young, 

Daniel  Hasbrook, 

Luther  Smith, 

John  McWilliams, 

Mrs.  Gilbert  Brown, 

Moses  Philips, 

Felix  Randall, 

William  Connei 


Daniel  and  Jas.  Sloan, 
Patrick  Bodle, 
James  Clark, 
John  Savage, 
David  Miller. 
Jane  Tuthill, 
Alexander  Corey, 
Rev.  Mr.  Baldwin, 
Gilbert  Hulse, 
Isaiah  Vail, 
Jacob  Dunning, 
Elihu  Slawson, 
Iciiabod  Genung, 
Joiin  Carmicluil, 
John  Dur\'ea, 
John  Sears, 
Matthew  Faulkner, 

Oliver  Hawkins, 
Neil  McLaughlin. 
Enos  Ay  res, 

Isaac  Williams, 
James  Boak, 
Henry  Pitts, 
Stephen  Harlow, 
John  McVey, 
James  Brown, 
Levi  Miller, 


(JALLERY, 


David  Moore, 
Annanias  McCarter, 
Elijah  Seely, 


Jonathan  Hawkins, 
George  W.  Vail, 
Samuel  Mills, 


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Jason  Corwin, 
Jas.  McWliorter, 
Peter  Puff,  3rd, 
Isaac  Slaughter, 
Win.  J.  Bush, 
William  Faulkner, 
John  Gale, 


Silas  Piei'son, 
William  Moore, 
Joseph  Bailey, 
Josiah  Crane, 
Abraham  Crane, 
Stephen  Crane, 
Jeremiah  Coleman, 


William  Hurtin. 


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Cist  of  eiders. 

John  White Ordained     1804     Died     1839. 

David  Arnell " 

George  Houston " 

Ephraitn  Everett " 

Adam  Millspaiigh " 

Enos  Ayres " 

Stephen  Harlow " 

James  Boak " 

Samuel  Millspaugh " 

John  McWilliams '• 

Jason  Corwin '' 

Joshua  Hornbeck " 

Joseph  Slaughter " 

James  McWilliams 

Archibald  Slaughter " 

Stephen  Harlow " 

Charles  Connor " 

Alanson  Slaughter " 

Morris  Lee " 

Gilbert  B.   Corwin " 

George  Wallace " 


Theodore  Comfort. 

David  B.  Myers 

Wm.  H.  Puff 

Eugene  Smith 


1804 

1825. 

1804 

1826. 

1804 

1825. 

1804 

1824. 

1804 

1828. 

1825 

1854. 

1825 

1851. 

1825 

1867. 

1827 

1850. 

1827 

1860. 

1840 

1857. 

1851 

1873. 

1851 

1887. 

1859 

1867. 

1859 

1887. 

1859 

1888. 

1870 

1884. 

1870 

1887. 

1870 

1889. 

1870  [not 

active 

aftei 

■  1885. J 

1889 

1889  

1891 

1891. 

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necrology. 

The  following-  members  of  the  Church  have  died  during  the  pre- 
sent pastorate: 

1895.  March  10th,  John  W.  Harlow,  aged  73  years. 
"  May  4th,  David  Houston,  aged  89  years. 
"  Aug.  18th,  Melinda  Boak,  aged  82  years. 
"      Nov.     24th,  Gussie  Ferguson,  aged  27  yeai's. 

1896.  Feb.  8th,  Maud  Kelly,  aged  25  years. 
"  April  9th,  Benj.  Sherwood,  aged  84  years. 
"  April  28th,  Edwin  Mills,  aged  70  years. 
"  April  28th,  Mary  Ann  White,  aged  76  years. 
"  May  12th,  Emma  Hulse,  aged  55  years. 
"  June  7th,  Daniel  Clark,         aged  72  years. 

1895.    Oct.         8th,  Mrs.   James     McMonagle,    a   member  of  the 
Goodwill  Church. 

LIST    OF    OTHEB    DEATHS. 

1895.  February  2d,  Mr.  Samuel  Armstrong. 

"      March    11th,  Mrs.  Charity  Hulse,  aged  88  years. 

1896.  March   30th,  Child  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frank  Mills. 
"      May         6th,  Mrs.  Jerdon  Bull,  aged  82  years. 

"      June  14th,  George  Scott,  aged  35  years. 
1895.  June         8th,  Mrs.  Skinner. 
"      June        22d,  Mrs.  John  Smidt. 
"      Nov.         8th,  Harriette  Alden  Thompson,  aged  4  years. 


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Present  Organization, 
June  i$<^6, 

PASTOR: 
James  R.  Mann. 

CHURCH  SESSION: 
James  R.  Mann,  Moderator. 

RULING  ELDERS: 

Theodore  Comfort,  William  H.  Puff, 

David  B.  Myers,  EriiENE  Smith. 


The  annual  meeting  of  Session  is  held  as  near  the  first  of  April  as 
is  practicable. 

Quarterly    Meetings  are   held   on   the  Saturday  of  Preparatory 
Service. 

"  Let  the  Elders  that  rule  well  be  counted  worthy  of  double  honor, 
especially  the^'  who  labor  in  the  word  and  doctrine."     I  Tim.  5  :17. 


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Board  of  Crustees. 

Charles  W.  Harlow,  President.  Wm.  H.  Puff.  Treasurer. 

Edward  J.   Miller,  Clerk. 
J.   Edwin  Boak,  Denton  Mills, 

Herbert  Mills. 


1.  The   aniiuiil    iiieutiiig    of    the  board   is  held  on  the 

15tli  day  of  October. 

2.  The  annual  meeting  of  the   congregation  is    held  on 

the  15th  day  of  October. 

3.  The  Trustees  have  charge  of  all  the  church  [)roperty. 

4.  Trustees  are  elected    to  serve  for  a  term  of  three 

years,  two  Trustees  being  elected  at    each  annual 
meetino-  of  the  conui:reo:ation. 


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Sabbath  and  Sacramental  Services. 


"Remember  the  Sabbath  Day  to  keep  it  Hol3^'■     Ex.  20  : 8. 

Pul)lic  Wordiip — 11  a.  m.  and  7:45  p.  m. 

The  Lord's  Supper  is  observed  on  the  iirst  Sabl)ath  in 
March,  June,  September  and  December. 

The  Sabbath  School,  William  II.  Puft",  Superintendent, 
is  held  at  10  a.  m.,  before  the  morning  service. 

The  Preparatory  Service  is  held  on  the  Saturday  pre- 
ceeding  the  Sabbath,  on  which  the  Sacrament  ot 
the  Lord's  Supper  is  administered,  at  2  p.  m. 

In  connection  with  this  service  the  Sacrament  of  Bap- 
tism is  observed. 


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Prayer  meetings  and  Societies. 


1.  The   general   congregiition    prayer  nieetiiig  is  held 

every  Wednesday  evening  at  7:30  o'clock. 

2.  The     Christian    Endeavor    prayer   meeting   is   held 

every  Sabbath  evening  at  7  o'clock. 

"And  they  continued  stedfastly  in  tlie  apostles  doctrine  anil  Icl- 
lowship,  and  in  breaking'  of  bi'ead,  and  in  prayers."     Acts  2:  42. 

"  For  where  two  or  three  are  g-athered  in  My  name,  there  am  I  in 
the  midst  of  them."     Matt.  18:  20. 


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Cbristlait  enaeavor  Society. 


The  Society  of  Christian  Endeavor  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church  of  Scotchtown  was  organized  Sept.  30, 1889. 

ACTIVE     MEMBERSHIP    PLEDGE. 

Trusting  in  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  for  strength, 
I  promise  Him.  that  I  will  stive  to  do  whatever  He 
would  like  to  have  me  do;  that  I  will  pray  to  Him 
and  i-ead  tlie  Bible  every  day,  and  that,  just  as  far 
as  I  know  how,  throughout  my  whole  life,  I  will 
endeavor  to  lead  a  Christian  life.  As  an  Active 
Member,  I  promise  to  be  true  to  all  my  duties,  to 
be  present  at  and  take  some  part,  aside  from  sing- 
ing, in  every  meeting,  unless  hindered  by  some 
reason  which  I  can  conscientiously  give  to  my  Lord 
and  Master  Jesus  Christ. 

If  obliged  to  be  absent  from  the  consecration 
meeting,  I  will,  if  possible,  send  an  excuse  for  ab- 
scence  to  tlie  Society. 

The  names  of  the  ofiicers,  1896,  are: 

President:  Mrs.  William  H.  Puff. 
Vice-President:  Miss  Edna  Slaughter. 

Recording  Secretary:  Miss  Ina  Mills. 

Cor.  Secretary:  Mr.  Wellington  Connor. 

Treasurer:  Mr.  William  H.  Puff. 


^TdC 


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(Uotnan's  tnisslonary  Society. 


The  Woman's  Missionary  Society  oY  the  Seotchtown 
Pi-esljyterian  Church,  was  re-organized  Octol)er  24th, 
1895. 

OBJECT    OF    THE    SOCIETY. 

The  object  of  this  Society  shall  be  to  impart  missionary 
intelligence,  and  to  aid  in  the  l)enevolent  work  of  the 
church,  both  in  the  Home  and  foreign  field.     Art.  II. 

And  lie  said  unto  them: 

''  Go  ye  into  all  the  world,  and  jireach  the  gospel  to  every  crea- 
ture. He  that  believeth  and  is  baptized  shall  be  saved  ;  but  he  that 
believeth  not,  shall  be  damned."     Mark  16  :  15-16. 

OFFICERS    OF    THE    SOCIETY. 
President:  Mi-s.  J.  R.  Mann. 

Vice-Presidents:  \  ^^'^-  ^m.  H.  Puff, 

(  Mrs.  Theodore  Comfort. 

Recording  Seci'etary:  Miss  Edna  Slaughter. 

Corresponding  Secretary:  Miss  Bertha  Mills. 

Treasurer:  Mrs.  Edwin  Boak. 


Any  one  can  become  a  member  of  this  Society  by  pay- 
ing ten  cents  a  month.     Art.  V. 

Honorary  members  may  l)e  received   by   the   payment 
of  one  dollar.     Art.  VII. 


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Roll  Of  Cburcb  membersblp. 


Mr.  J.  Edwin  Boak, 
Mrs.  J.  E.  Boak, 
Jane  H.  Brown, 
George  Brown, 
Joel  Brown, 
Mrs.  Joel  Brown, 
Mrs.  Mary  Jane  Brown. 
Charles  M.  BrinkerliofI', 
Mrs.  C.  M.  Brinkerhoir, 
Jesse  Bull, 
Mrs.  Jesse  Bull. 
Sarah  Ester  Bull, 
Minnie  C.  Blivin, 
Mrs.  D.  R.  Clark, 
Nancy  Jane  Comfort, 
Theodore  Comfort, 
Mrs.  Theodore  Comfort, 
Wellington  Connor, 
Mrs.  W.  Connor, 
Minnie  Courtwright, 
Andrew  Crans, 
Mrs.  Andrew  Crans, 
Walter  Ford  Crans, 
Mrs.  W.  F.  Crans, 
Mrs.  Jeptha  Crans, 
Mrs.  Ada  Crans, 
F.  Beattie  Crans, 
Mrs.  Wm.  Clark, 
Mrs.  AnnaM.  Crawford, 
John  F.  Davis, 
Mrs.  Delia  Davis, 
Mary  J.  Davis, 
Wm.  B.  Dusenbury, 
Mrs.  W.  B.  Dusenbury, 
Julia  Dolan, 
Mrs.  Mary  E.  Dunham, 


Miss  I.  J.  Dunham, 
Irwin  Dunham, 
Mrs.  Matilda  Dunham, 
Melissa  Davy, 
Marietta  Dayy, 
Mrs.  Eliz.  Ferguson, 
Frances  M.  Ferguson, 
Mary  Ferguson, 
Sarah  Ann  Ferguson, 
Emmet  Goldsmith. 
Mrs.   E.  Goklsmitb. 
Mrs.  Carrie  E.  Green, 
John  S.  Hatch, 
Nancy  Hatch, 
Ester  J.  Hatcl), 
Jas.  H.  Harlow, 
Chas.  W.  Harlow, 
Mrs.  C.  W.  Harlow, 
Mabel  Harlow. 
Mrs.  Mary  B.   Harlow, 
Edna  Beattie  Harlow, 
Mary  Burns  Harlow, 
Jas.   Houston, 
Mrs.  Jas.   Houston. 
Mary  W.  Houston, 
Mrs.  George  Houston, 
Mr.  E.  Helms. 
Sarah  Jump, 
]\Iary  Jump, 
Alexander  Kellj', 
Mrs.  Alexander  Kelly, 
Elija  J.  Kelly, 
Agnes  Kelly, 
Kate  Gertrude  Kell}', 
Cora  A.  Kelly, 
Sarah  M.  Kelly, 


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Lucy  Kipp, 

Sarah  Lindeman, 

Catherine  Lybolt, 

Mrs.  Ezra  LaRue, 

David  Livingston, 

Mrs.  D.  Livingston, 

Jennie  A.  Livingston, 

Mary  C.  Livingston, 

Mrs.  Frank  Mc Williams, 

Mrs.  Charlotte  D.  Mackinson. 

Harriet  Mackinson, 

Mrs.  Edwin  Mills, 

Bertha  Mills, 

J.  D.  Mills, 

Mrs.  J.  D.  Mills, 

Mrs.  Louisa  Mills, 

Ina  Mills, 

Jas.  Edwin  Miller, 

Fannie  Miller, 

Charlotte  P.  Miller, 

David  B.  Myers, 

Mrs.  D.  B.  Myers, 

Mrs.  J.  R.  Mann, 

Mrs.  George  Miller, 

Wm.  H.  Puff, 

Mrs.  W.  H.  Puff, 
Jessie  Puff, 

Willliam  Puff, 
Mrs.  Hanna  Puff, 
Anna  F.  Parsons, 
Isabella  B.  Patterson, 
Harvey  Roe, 
Mrs.  Harvey  Roe, 
Mrs.  Catherine  Roe, 
David  B.  Scott, 
Mrs.  Mary  Sinsebaugh. 
Anna  Sinsebaugh, 
Egbert  Sherwood, 
Egbert  Sherwood,  Jr. 


Mrs.  Albert  Sherwood, 

Alexander  Sloat, 

Mrs.  A.  Sloat, 

Emmet  Sloat, 

Mary  Sloat, 

Mrs.  Mary  Ann  Slaughter, 

Samuel  Slaughter, 

Mrs.  S.  Slaughter, 

Eugene  '-V.  Slaughter, 

Edna  Slaughter, 

A.  Amelia  Slaughter, 

Enos.  M.  Smith, 

Mrs.  E.  M.  Smith, 

Emma  Smith, 

Mary  Smith, 

Ida  Bell  Smith. 

Eugene  Smith, 

Mrs.  Eugene  Smith, 

Mrs.  Mary  Stage, 

Marj'  E.  Stage, 

Gregory  Stage, 

Mrs.  G.  Stage, 

Mabel  Stage, 

Evelyn  Sutliff, 

Dr.  A.  C.  Santee, 

Mrs.  A.  C.  Santee, 

Mrs.  B.  C.  Wallace, 

Mrs.  Susan  Wallace, 

Clara  White, 

Sarah  E.  White, 

Mrs.  J.  H.  White, 

Mrs.  E.  Matilda  Wilbur, 

S.  Crawford  Wilbur, 

Carrie  Wilbur, 

Sarah  Wilbur, 

Nellie  Wilbur, 

Perl  Wilbur, 

Mrs.  .Toseph  Wilkins, 

Oceanna  Woodruff. 


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Ci$t  of  members  Dismissed  During  Cbe   Present 

Pastorate, 


Mary  Burns,  Mrs.   G.  Corwin, 

8.  Alice  Connor,  John  Patterson, 

Mrs.  Ellen  H.  Crawford,  Mrs.  John  Patterson, 

Julia  Rose  McWilliams,  John  W.  Wallace, 

Minnie  McWilliams,  Emtna  Manse, 

Elizabeth  McWilliams,  Mrs.  Emma  Helms, 

Julia  B.  McWilliams,  Lucinda  Jane  Jump. 


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Ce^acies  of  Cbe  Cburcb, 


Received  September  1890,  from  J.  W,  Corwin,  Exe- 
cutor, three  thousand  tive  humh-cd  and  sixty-seven  (|3,- 
567.61)  dollars  and  sixty-one  cents.  Legacy  from  the 
estate  of  Mrs.  Susan  Harlow,  to  the  Trustees  of  the  Pres- 
byterian Church  of  Scotchtown.  The  interest  to  be  used 
in  keeping  the  Church  property  in  repair. 

Received  February  13tli,  1893,  from  W.  E.  Mc Wil- 
liams, Executor,  one  thousand  ($1,000)  dollars.  Legacy 
from  the  estate  of  Airs.  Margaret  Coleman,  to  the  Trus- 
tees of  the  Presbyterian  Church  of  Scotchtown,  without 
any  restrictions  as  to  the  use  of  interest. 


